Book: "Paddock Paradise" by Jaime Jackson

Paddock Paradise - the must-read book for anyone concerned about horse welfare

Of special interest to those with overweight and / or laminitic equines

Bargain price, RRP £26.95

Paddock Paradise is both a term and a concept used to describe natural horse boarding. Introduced by veteran hoof care professional and natural horse care advocate Jaime Jackson in this 2006 book, "Paddock Paradise, A Guide to Natural Horse Boarding" (Star Ridge Publishing). The premise of a natural boarding model is to provide safe, humane, living conditions which use the horse's natural instincts to stimulate and facilitate movement and other behaviors that are essential to a biodynamically sound horse.

Based upon numerous studies of the wild horse, research shows that horses will thrive physically, mentally and emotionally if kept in an environment that takes into consideration the most basic elements of their natural world by situating and propelling them into forward movement. According to Jackson, who founded the American Association of Natural Hoof Care Practitioners (AANHCP) in 2002, the hoof is adaptively cross-linked to the nexus of natural behavior and movement and can be restored to its native integrity and soundness by putting horses in such a simulated natural environment.